Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies

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• Sea salt is what takes these already-good Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies to a whole ‘nother level. Did you know that sea salt comes from the evaporation of sea water? Table salt, on the other hand, comes from rock salt. The difference between the two is that sea salt has large, coarse grains while table salt has dissolvable fine grains. There are different types of sea salts including red salt, gray salt, black salt and fleur de sel and they all bring their own flavor to the table. When it comes to baked goods, sprinkling sea salt over top gives the perfect balance of the sweet and salty flavor that many of us crave. It also gives an impressive, sparkly finish while adding a hint of crunch to recipe. Sea salt is also what makes an ordinary caramel-topped dessert into salted caramel, as is the case with these Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies. Salted caramel has become a well-received culinary trend and the popular flavor shows up in just about every dessert category—from chocolate chip cookies to ice cream, pies and candies. The salted caramel trend doesn’t seem to be going anywhere any time soon (and we hope it doesn’t) but if you’re looking for another delicious way to make your cookies even better, we have a few tricks up our sleeve .